NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | GF117 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-303-A2 | N14M-GL |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 159 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 540 MHz | 775 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1190 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 4 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.320 GPixel/s | 3.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.640 GTexel/s | 12.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 76.16 GFLOPS | 297.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 24.80 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 47 W | 15 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P402, P403 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 9th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 700M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 600M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 800M |
